JPMorgan Chase & Co. disputes Jennifer Sharkey's claim, saying firing was about poor performance, not her investigation of a client.
Confirmation by the Senate would give SEC full complement of five members for first time in more than two years.
The ex-broker was accused of collecting $2.5 million in excessive commissions and fees from at least 50 clients.
If 401(k) pre-tax contributions are curtailed, several groups plan to launch nationwide campaigns against the effort.
Firm settles charges that it failed to provide less expensive share classes.
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Settlement claimed firm let brokers sell excessive amounts of alternative investments as a percentage of their clients' total portfolios.
Broker-dealer must pay fine and reimburse the state over 'Robin Hood' case involving disgraced broker serving more than five years in jail for defrauding clients.
Long-running case centers on reasons firm gave for broker's discharge.
Report reflects Trump administration's skepticism of investment-advice regulation for retirement accounts.
Sweeping bill to be released in just five days.
Task force will target widespread problems involving inadequate fee disclosure and unsuitable product recommendations.
Harmonizing between federal agencies and state regulators is a complex task in everyone's best interest.
Jason Charles Parker set about to 'ravage' clients' savings 'without remorse,' arbitrator states
How do firms and brokers or executives continue to make the same sorts of mistakes while Finra and the SEC consistently miss the transgression?
Despite the president's assurances that 401(k) plans would remain as they are, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady doesn't rule out changes to the retirement accounts.
Investor advocates fear brokerage firms may seek to overturn Finra's rule banning class-action waivers in customer agreements.
'We have a process. They have a process. We have to respect those,' chairman tells SIFMA annual conference.
Hester Peirce and Robert Jackson Jr. believe the brokerage regulator's conduct in this area should be improved.
Fiduciary concerns under ERISA include cost compression, product development and regulatory pressures.
